blueprint for conducting research

Week 4 For both studies choose a topic on animals. Page 1:A research design is like a blueprin" rel="nofollow">int for conductin" rel="nofollow">ing research. It guides the researcher in" rel="nofollow">in determin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing when and how often the data will be collected, what data will be collected and from whom, and how the collected data will be analyzed. While there are several research designs available, the most common designs associated with quantitative research in" rel="nofollow">include true experiments, quasi-experiments, pre-experiments and correlations. Select one quasi-experimental design and develop an example of a study that would require that design. Identify the in" rel="nofollow">independent and dependent variables, and discuss the necessary conditions required for that design. How could you change this study to make it a true experiment? What would be the advantages of usin" rel="nofollow">ing a true experimental design over a quasi-experimental design? In what situations might a quasi-experimental design be preferred over a true experimental design? Page 2:Experimental validity refers to the manner that variables in" rel="nofollow">influence the results of the research and the generalizability of the results to the population at large. The two types of validity that are relevant to experimental designs in" rel="nofollow">include in" rel="nofollow">internal validity and external validity. Usin" rel="nofollow">ing a topic of in" rel="nofollow">interest to yourself, briefly describe a proposed research study you would like to conduct and provide a detailed discussion regardin" rel="nofollow">ing some of the potential threats that could occur to the in" rel="nofollow">internal validity of your study. Examin" rel="nofollow">ine how these threats could reduce the validity of your study and possibly make the study in" rel="nofollow">invalid. What are some ways you could in" rel="nofollow">increase the in" rel="nofollow">internal validity? What is the importance of external validity for your study? Is in" rel="nofollow">internal validity or external validity more important for your study?